It's All Been Done

It's All Been Done

Infobox Single
Name = It's All Been Done


Artist = Barenaked Ladies
from Album = Stunt
Released = February 23, 1999
Format = CD, 7", 12", cassette
Recorded = 1998
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 3:26
Label = Reprise Records
Producer = Barenaked Ladies,
David Leonard,
Susan Rogers
Last single = "One Week"
(1998)
This single = "It's All Been Done"
(1998)
Next single = "Call and Answer"
(1999)

"It's All Been Done" is a song by the Canadian group Barenaked Ladies. It was the second single from their highly successful 1998 album, "Stunt".

Steven Page apparently wrote this song after being embarrassed at how "wordy" his song, "Brian Wilson", was. He decided he wanted to write something with a simple phrase like "woo hoo hoo" in the chorus.

Although not as popular as their previous single, "One Week", it was used as the theme song for the short-lived TV series "Baby Blues". The song is also notable for being one of, if not the first Barenaked Ladies song feature an electric guitar solo by Ed Robertsonfact|date=November 2007.

The video was directed by Doug Aitken and was filmed in the former house of comedian Andrew Dice Clay. The concept of the video was that it was seen from the point of view of various household pets (a cat, a dog, a goldfish, and a bird). Robertson was particularly disappointed with the filming of the video while it was being shot, as he didn't feel it was capturing the feeling of the concept.

During promotion for the album the song was performed on all three big NBC late night shows." Saturday Night Live", "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (notable for Steve's messing up by repeating a pre-chorus) and "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, where earlier guest, actor David Duchovny joined the band for the song, playing an egg shaker. The band had arranged it with the actor after an impromptu meeting a week earlier while shooting a television guest appearance at a studio lot. The band suggested that Duchovny (whose series "The X-Files" was referenced in "One Week") should perform with them after discovering that they'd both be on the Tonight Show.

The song was also used to open the setlist of the band's "Stunt" tour, and has been used to open many shows since.

The intro has also been used on the Argos adverts of 2004 and 2005.

Track listing

# "It's All Been Done" (Album Version)
# "Brian Wilson" (Live from Rock Spectacle)
# "The Old Apartment" (Live from Rock Spectacle)

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